Trevor Mackenzie is an English and New Media teacher at Oak Bay High School in Victoria, who has focused on inquiry as a framework for his teaching. We are fortunate to have him guest into our secondary sections of EDCI 336. Trevor’s Website contains blog posts, resources, and links to all of his social media, such as Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook. We have pulled the following excerpt from his website:
“Trevor MacKenzie is an experienced teacher, author, keynote speaker and inquiry consultant who has worked in schools throughout Australia, Asia, North America, South Africa and Europe. Trevor’s passion is supporting schools in implementing inquiry-based learning practices.”
“As a classroom teacher, Trevor uses technology to enhance his teaching as he leverages blended learning, inquiry-based learning, iPad Ed, and student blogging as a means to reflect on learning. He strives to make learning public and meaningful and support innovation and connection amongst educators.” – from TrevorMackenzie.com
Trevor completed his Master’s of Education at the University of Victoria under the supervision of Dr. Valerie Irvine. His graduate research focused on identifying and removing the barriers to implementing inquiry-based learning in the K-12 setting.
Trevor provided us with four resources to share here:
- Four Inquiry Qualities at the Heart of Student-Centred Teaching
- How to Ease Students into Independent Inquiry Projects
- How Your Teacher-Librarian can be an Ally When Teaching With Inquiry
- How Can Teachers Nurture Meaningful Student Agency
He also recommended some resources you can find in our UVic Library:
- Making thinking visible : how to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison. [Internet Resource Available]
- Make just one change : teach students to ask their own questions by Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana. [Print version available in McPherson Library]
He has published two books:
- Dive Into Inquiry, print version available via UVic Library, which is focused more on the high school years, and
- Inquiry Mindset (published with Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt), print version available via UVic Library, which is more aligned with the elementary years.
We’ve provided a few samples from his social media accounts below:
For some time I’ve been researching this: what are the conditions in which learning thrives?
My observations…
💡Agency
💡Curiosity
💡Play
💡Guidance
💡Self-regulation
💡Exploration
💡Empathy
💡Time
💡Compassion
💡Voice#InquiryMindset #DiveintoInquiry #inquiry #aussieED pic.twitter.com/XVYCFLTje3— Trevor MacKenzie (@trev_mackenzie) November 20, 2019
The Four Pillars of Inquiry [YouTube, 2 min]:
Inquiry myth: explicit teaching is bad [Instagram, 3 min]:
Related technology recommended by Trevor:
- Explain Everything [iPad & Android app]
- FlipGrid [iPad, Android, & Web]
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